• Question: How can you survive a lightning strike? Can you be killed by a coin falling from a tall building?

    Asked by lydiabottriell to Kat, Andrew, Katie, Sadaf on 19 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Andrew Swale

      Andrew Swale answered on 19 Jun 2013:


      The best way to survive a lightning strike is to take shelter. If no shelter is available evidence suggests crouching down is the next best thing.

      Collisions with air molecules slow a falling penny. Also, its flat shape contributes to air resistance. So it might damage your skull but not drill through it!

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